Fragmented Control of Platform Game Work in China

Zhao, Mengyang

doi:10.1017/elr.2023.15

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“…Firstly, digital labor is defined as activities that involve online platforms and virtual communities through the Internet and digital technologies. In contrast, "play" labor emphasizes meaningful participation and creativity in gamified environments [ 26 ]. The rise of these two forms of labor in the digital age has brought about a series of impacts and challenges.…”

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Evolutionary game analysis of online game studios and online game companies participating in the virtual economy of online games

Zhang,

2024

PLoS ONE

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In the context of the new economic development in the post-pandemic era, "play" labor as an important component of digital work has become an inexhaustible driving force for the growth of the digital economy. Previous research has shown that "play" labor, as an emerging business model, can effectively promote the growth of the digital economy. However, there is a relative lack of research on the dynamic evolutionary game between "play" labor suppliers represented by game studios and online gaming companies. In this study, we applied the theoretical approach of dynamic evolutionary game theory to establish a game model depicting the evolution of both parties involved in the virtual economy of online gaming. The aim was to investigate the strategic selection mechanisms and influencing factors for game studios and online gaming companies participating in the virtual economy of online gaming. By analyzing the evolutionary game path, equilibrium points, and factors influencing the evolutionary game outcome, as well as conducting numerical simulation analysis using Matlab software, we found that the incremental gains and costs resulting from the strategic choices of online gaming companies and game studios in engaging in the virtual economy of online gaming affect the evolutionary outcomes. In addition, for the probability ratio of online game studios and online game companies choosing to participate in the virtual economy of online games, whether it is online game studios or online game companies, the larger the initialization ratio, the more likely the evolution result is to develop in a mutually beneficial direction. After an in-depth analysis and discussion of the evolutionary game results, relevant policy recommendations were proposed. We hope to provide a reference for promoting online game companies to strengthen the adequate supervision of online game studios’ participation in the virtual economy of online games and optimize and improve the virtual economic environment.

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Evolutionary game analysis of online game studios and online game companies participating in the virtual economy of online games

Zhang,

2024

PLoS ONE

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Factors affecting the aesthetic experiences in educational games: A qualitative investigation

Jafarkhani,

Barani,

Nawaser

et al. 2024

Journal of Economy and Technology

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Braverman and Labor and Monopoly Capital: A Retrospective

Smith,

Thompson

2024

Contributions to Political Economy

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This paper appraises the work of Harry Braverman (1920–76), specifically his classic, Labor and Monopoly Capital, published in 1974 and remaining an influential reference for what has become the labour process approach to the study of work in capitalist societies. Labor and Monopoly Capital (LMC) reshaped what was then known as industrial sociology in the English-speaking world and was impactful across a range of disciplines, including history, organisation and management studies, comparative political economy, and labour geography. It is widely regarded as the foundational text of labour process theory (LPT). Fifty years after the initial publication of LMC, that theoretical approach is not only alive and well, but in the past decade, undergone something of a resurgence, influencing global communities of scholars. The paper takes a close look primarily at the text in its context, examining the genesis of the arguments, the distinctive biography of the author, and the structure of the book drawing out its major and minor themes, including a critical assessment of sources and evidence. We argue that the enormous impact of LMC can be explained by its successful challenge to existing orthodoxies about trajectories in work, technology, and management dominant in the social sciences and orthodox Marxism. This is followed up with a discussion of the reception, diffusion, and development of LMC comparatively and across different geographic domains and academic disciplines. As the debate on LMC eventually became a much broader programme of theory and research on the labour process, we consider some of the key points of differentiation from one of the foundational texts. Whilst acknowledging its enduring legacy, the final section argues that there is only a route forward from, rather than back to Braverman, given the profound changes to global capital and labour in the 50 years since LMC appeared.

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Fragmented Control of Platform Game Work in China

Cited by 4 publications

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Evolutionary game analysis of online game studios and online game companies participating in the virtual economy of online games

Evolutionary game analysis of online game studios and online game companies participating in the virtual economy of online games

Factors affecting the aesthetic experiences in educational games: A qualitative investigation

Braverman and Labor and Monopoly Capital: A Retrospective

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